Tailor&#39;s measure.



M. E. FAIRBANKS & J. s. HILLEY.

TAILORS MEASURE,

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.No. 730,894. 'PATENTED JUNE 16, 1903.

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UNITED STATES.

Patented June 16,1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

MARY ELLEN FAIRBANKS, OF JACKSONVILLE, AND JOHN S. HILLEY, OF TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA.

TAILO RS M EASURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 730,894, dated June 16, 1903.

Application filed March 19, 1903. Serial No. 148,647. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that we, MARY ELLEN FAIRr BANKS, residing at Jacksonville, in the county of Duval, and JOHN S. HILLEY, residing at Tallahassee, in the county of Leon, State of Florida, citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tailors Measures; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will out ble others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to the class of tailors measures, but more particularly to dressinakers appliances, and has for its object to provide a'device for giving a ladys garment or skirt a uniform length all around and for making the same hang at a uniform height from the floor.

\Vith this object in view our invention consists in providing a standing platform and a vertically-scaled upright carrying a horizontally-scaled platform.

Our invention also consists in certain other novel features of construction and in co1nbination of parts,'which will be first fully described, and afterward specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our invention in an operative position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modification of Fig. 1, showing the ideaembodied in a slightlydiiferent construction. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the center of Fig. 3.

Like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures.

Ve are aware that several devices have been constructed in order to make a ladys garment or skirt hang at a uniform distance from the floor 5 ,but it seems that no provision has been made to adjust the length of afiaring skirt or one having a fiarin g lower portion,

as are so universally used. It is of course obvious that a skirt of this pattern must necessarilybe longer from the belt to the bottom thereof than a skirt which falls loosely or in a straight line, for the reason that the flaring constructionm ust utilize more material in order to provide for the outward curve or flare, on the same principle that a line passing from one point to another following an arc is longer than a line drawn directly from one point to another, or on the principle that a line following the chord of an arc is shorter than a line following the arc itself. Consequently those devices which have been designed to give a skirt the same length at all points are at fault when applied to a flaring skirt, for the reason that askirt of this pattern, which appeared to possess the-proper length when drawn straight down, would be much too short when sitting in its desired flaring position.

To pass now to the construction of our invention and referring to the accompanying drawings by reference numerals, 1 indicates the standing platform, which is preferably round, as shown in Fig. 1, but which may be square orv of any desired form, as shown in Fig. 3. In Fig. 1 we show the periphery of the said platform provided with a groove 2, within which a metal band 3 enters. Said band 3 encircles said platform and is bolted together at 4, the ends thereof extending horizontally outwardly. A block 5 is placed between the bolted points of said band, so as to form a space between the outwardly-extending ends thereof. space a base 6, of wood or metal, is adapted to slide, said base being provided with bolts 7 and S, which pass directly through the same and througlrthe extensions of the band 3. Said extensions are each provided with a horizontal slot 9, within which said bolts are adapted to slide, and the bolt '7 is provided with a thumb-nut 10, so as to tighten the same and hold the said base 6 at any desired position between the said extending ends of the band At the extreme ends of said extensions we provide a small roller 11, which rests upon the floor and which is adapted to travel around and form a support when the said band 3 is revolved on the base 1. Extending vertically from said base 6 is a scaled upright 12, provided with a rack 13 on its rear side and a suitable scale 14. on the sides 15. Carried on Between said ends and within the said said scaled upright is a platform 16, which is supported and vertically adjustable by mean s of a set-screw 16 on a bracket 17 secured to the sleeve 18, which surrounds the said scaled upright 12. Carried in said sleeve 18 is a block 19, which carries a spring-stop 20, and said stop is provided with a pin 21, projecting through said block 10, for the purpose of operating said stop to disengage the same from the rack 13 of thescaled upright. On said platform 16 is mounted a scaled platform 22, which is adapted to slide horizontally thereon and which is set at any desired position by means of a bracket and set-screw 23 on either. side thereof orby means of any other approved setting means. Let into the center of said scaled platform so as to be flush with the top thereof is a small spirit-level 24 for the purpose of leveling the said platform.

Referring to Fig. 3, it Will be noticed that the broad idea of our invention is carried out in a construction which does not provide for the revolving feature of the scaled platform and scaled upright, the desired results being accomplished by turning the subject standing on the platform 1.

Having thus set forth our invention, its ap plication and operation are as follows: The height of the bottom of the garment or skirt from the floor having been determined upon, the scaled platform is raised and secured on the vertical scale by means of the rack and stop above described. If the garment or skirt is of the ordinary pattern, falling straight from the belt, the operator sits preferably upon the floor behind the scaled upright and draws the skirt to opposite points on the edges of the scaled platform-as, for example, along the line 1. The edge of the skirt is rolled between the fingers of the operator until the skirt just touches the scaled platform along the line 1. lVhen this has been accomplished, a pin is inserted near the edge of the skirt at the point at the right-hand edge of the scaled platfornnwhich is the point where the skirt is held by left hand of the operator. The length of the skirt having been secured by rolling the edge of the same with the operators right hand, the scaled platform is revolved until said point of the skirt is at the right-hand edge of the scaled platform, when a pin is inserted at this point of the skirt. The edge of the skirt is then rolled by the operators right hand until the edge thereof just touches the left of the line 1, when the platform is again moved until said point comes just over the left-hand edge of the line 1, when another pin. is inserted at this point, this operation being continued until the entire bottom edge of the skirt has been pinned, after which it is then basted and stitched in the ordinary manner. lVhen providing for a flared skirt, the subject stands upon the platform, and the amount of flare having been de termined upon the edge thereof is placed on the line corresponding with the amount of flare, which may be two, three, or more inches, and the above-described operation is gone through with, with this exception, that the skirt is adjusted to the second, third, or other line, as may be desired, said scaled platform being horizontally adjustable, so as to admit of any amount or degree of flare or pattern of skirt. Ohildrens skirts can-be fitted in like manner by simply raisin g the scaled platform to the desired height. 7

Having thus described our invention, we do not wishto be understood as limiting ourselves to the exact construction herein set forth, as various slight changes may be made therein by those skilled in the art which would fall within the limit and scope of our invention, and we consider ourselves clearly entitled to all such changes and modifications.

\Vhat we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a device for securing a uniform length to ladies garments or skirts, the combination of a standing platform, a band encircling the same, a base horizontally adjustable connected to said band, a vertical scaled upright secured to said base, a rack on said upright, a platform carried on said upright, means for holding the platform in vertical adjustment, and a horizontally-adj ustable scaled platform carried on said platform, substantially as described.

2. In a device for securing a uniform length to ladies garments or skirts, the combination of a standing platform, and a vertically-scaled upright, means for connecting said scaled upright to said platform, a platform carried on said upright, means for holding the platform in vertical adjustment, and a horizontally-adjustable scaled platform carried on said platform, substantially as described.

In a device for securing a uniform length to ladies garments or skirts, the combination of a standing platform, and a vertically-scaled upright, ahorizontally-adjustable scaled platform carried on said upright, and means for holding the platform in vertical adjustment, substantially as described.

4c. In a device for securing a uniform length to ladies garments or skirts, the combination of a standing platform and a vertically-scaled upright, a horizontally-scaled platform carried on said upright, and means for holding the-platform in Vertical adjustment.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

MARY ELLEN- FAIRBANKS. JOHN S. HILLEY. Vitnesses:

J HALL, J. H. STEPHENS, 

